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Table 6 Discrepancies between set skill levels and priority ranking

From: Practicing doctors' perceptions on new learning objectives for Vietnamese medical schools

Skills belonging to discipline

Name of skill

Skill level in KAS book

Frequency score (Mean ± SD)

Percentile distribution

    

P50

P25

P10

P5

Pediatrics

Giving medical instructions to monitor and take care of pediatric patients

1

3.2 ± 1.1

4

4

4

4

Internal Medicine

Inserting stomach probe and doing gastric lavage

1

3.0 ± 1.1

3

4

4

4

Odonto- stomatology

Classifying soft tissue injury, identifying broken bones and combined injuries

1

2.8 ± 1.1

3

4

4

4

Tuberculosis

Diagnosing common types of tuberculosis

1

2.8 ± 1.0

3

4

4

4

ENT

Diagnosis of acute otitis media

1

2.7 ± 1.0

3

4

4

4

Epidemiology

Identifying tests to diagnose Cholera, typhoid and dysentery

1

2.7 ± 1.1

3

4

4

4

Health Management

Organizing and implementing measures for infection prevention in hospitals

1

2.6 ± 1.2

3

3

4

4

ENT

Diagnosis injury in ear, nose, throat

1

2.5 ± 1.1

3

3

4

4

Traditional Medicine

Identifying acupuncture point formulas for treating eight common diseases and symptoms

2

1.6 ± 1.1

2

2

3

4

Traditional Medicine

Giving traditional medicine prescriptions for treating eight common diseases and symptoms

2

1.6 ± 1.1

2

2

3

4

Epidemiology

Calculating indicators related to community health, identifying health problems, variables

2

1.8 ± 1.0

2

2

3

4

Health Management

Analyzing information and indicators for health programs.

2

1.8 ± 1.1

2

2

3

4

Psychiatry

Conducting health education campaign for mental health

2

1.9 ± 1.0

2

3

3

4

Health Management

Producing report on health information and statistics of district and commune health center.

2

1.9 ± 1.2

2

3

4

4

ENT

Identifying normal and abnormal status of nose.

2

1.9 ± 1.1

2

3

3

4

Health Management

Applying concrete solutions to implement health policies

2

1.9 ± 1.1

2

3

3

4

Epidemiology

Selecting appropriate tools for collecting data

2

2.0 ± 1.0

2

3

3

4

Environmental Health

How to prevent and manage occupational fatigue.

2

2.0 ± 1.1

2

3

3

4

Ob-Gyn

Removing intrauterine devices

3

2.0 ± 1.2

2

3

4

4

Ob-Gyn

Insert speculum for genital exam.

3

2.3 ± 1.2

2

3

4

4

Ob-Gyn

Guiding how to use condoms

3

2.4 ± 1.1

2

3

4

4

Ob-Gyn

Counseling on oral contraceptives

3

2.4 ± 1.1

2

3

4

4